Stevens Capital Partners Buys 9,000 Shares of NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Key Points

• Stevens Capital Partners increased its NVIDIA stake by 67.5%, purchasing 9,000 additional shares to hold 22,339 shares valued at approximately $4.47 million.
• NVIDIA reported quarterly revenue of $96.22 billion and EPS of $2.22, exceeding analyst expectations, while revenue increased 105.9% year over year.
• Analysts maintain a broadly positive outlook, with a consensus “Buy” rating and $320.71 price target; NVIDIA also authorized a $150 billion share repurchase plan, although insider share sales and export-control concerns remain risks.

Stevens Capital Partners raised its stake in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 67.5% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 22,339 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after acquiring an additional 9,000 shares during the period. NVIDIA accounts for approximately 0.9% of Stevens Capital Partners' portfolio, making the stock its 15th largest position. Stevens Capital Partners' holdings in NVIDIA were worth $4,470,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Boyd Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in NVIDIA by 273.4% in the 2nd quarter. Boyd Wealth Management LLC now owns 9,145 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $1,830,000 after buying an additional 6,696 shares during the period. Altshuler Shaham Ltd lifted its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 6,451.9% in the 1st quarter. Altshuler Shaham Ltd now owns 637,236 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $111,134,000 after acquiring an additional 627,510 shares during the period. Storen Legacy Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the fourth quarter valued at about $1,350,000. Baker Tilly Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 7.4% in the second quarter. Baker Tilly Wealth Management LLC now owns 71,898 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $14,386,000 after acquiring an additional 4,958 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership increased its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 3.6% during the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 26,652,420 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $4,970,704,000 after acquiring an additional 936,506 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.27% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

NVDA has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. DZ Bank restated a "buy" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Wednesday, August 26th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "buy (b)" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Wednesday, July 8th. DA Davidson reissued a "buy" rating and set a $300.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Rothschild & Co Redburn raised their price target on NVIDIA from $300.00 to $325.00 in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Finally, Piper Sandler began coverage on NVIDIA in a research note on Wednesday, September 9th. They issued an "overweight" rating and a $300.00 price target on the stock. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty have given a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, NVIDIA currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $320.71.

NVIDIA News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Morgan Stanley named NVIDIA its top semiconductor pick, maintaining an Overweight rating and setting a $300 price target. The firm believes NVIDIA’s software ecosystem, scale and positioning across AI infrastructure trends give it a durable competitive moat. Morgan Stanley names NVIDIA a top pick
• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA’s recently announced $150 billion buyback authorization lifts total remaining repurchase capacity to approximately $235 billion. Investors view the plan as a sign of management confidence and a potential source of per-share earnings support. NVIDIA buyback analysis
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts continue to raise expectations for hyperscaler spending, with Barclays estimating NVIDIA could generate $401 billion in hyperscaler revenue in 2027. CoreWeave’s launch of the Vera Rubin platform and additional enterprise customers also supports demand for NVIDIA’s next-generation systems. Barclays hyperscaler revenue estimate
• Neutral Sentiment: The broader semiconductor and technology complex is attracting buying interest as AI investment remains a major market leadership theme. However, NVIDIA’s valuation and substantial market concentration leave the stock sensitive to interest rates, economic data and shifts in institutional positioning.
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are monitoring reports that Amazon may move roughly $8 billion of NVIDIA chips off its balance sheet through leasing or financing structures. While this could improve customer flexibility, it adds scrutiny around AI infrastructure financing and so-called circular transactions. Amazon NVIDIA chip balance-sheet report
• Negative Sentiment: Export-control concerns remain a headline risk after prosecutors alleged a California man helped smuggle approximately $300 million of NVIDIA chips to China. Separately, Michael Burry warned that GPU depreciation could undermine the economics of the AI infrastructure boom, while Alphabet’s growing use of internally designed chips represents a longer-term competitive threat. NVIDIA chip smuggling prosecution

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other NVIDIA news, Director Mark Stevens sold 622,239 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $231.62, for a total value of $144,122,997.18. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 2,336,531 shares of the company's stock, valued at $541,187,310.22. This represents a 21.03% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Colette Kress sold 34,918 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $219.05, for a total value of $7,648,787.90. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 765,103 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $167,595,812.15. This trade represents a 4.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 1,766,118 shares of company stock worth $399,450,353 in the last quarter. 3.94% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

NVIDIA Stock Up 1.3%

Shares of NASDAQ:NVDA opened at $233.95 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 4.59, a quick ratio of 3.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. The firm has a market cap of $5.64 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.58, a PEG ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 2.22. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $218.74 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $207.48. NVIDIA Corporation has a 12-month low of $164.27 and a 12-month high of $237.88.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $2.22 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.09 by $0.13. NVIDIA had a net margin of 63.66% and a return on equity of 96.04%. The business had revenue of $96.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $92.27 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.05 EPS. The company's revenue was up 105.9% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts forecast that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.25 EPS for the current year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 1st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 10th were paid a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 10th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.4%. NVIDIA's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 12.64%.

NVIDIA declared that its Board of Directors has approved a share buyback plan on Monday, September 28th that authorizes the company to repurchase $150.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the computer hardware maker to purchase up to 2.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are typically an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

NVIDIA Company Profile

NVIDIA Corporation is a technology company that designs accelerated computing platforms, graphics processing units (GPUs), central processing units (CPUs), networking products and related software. Its technologies are used in artificial intelligence, data centers, scientific and technical computing, gaming, professional visualization, automotive systems and robotics.

The company's products include GeForce GPUs and gaming software, data center computing platforms, networking solutions, and enterprise software for AI development and deployment.

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